United States Senators serve six-year terms that are staggered, so that every two years, a third of all Senate seats would be up for election.
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Senate terms are for 6 years, but the whole body is not up for election at the same time. Senate elections are staggered, every two years one third of the Senate is up for election.
Many US Senators have run for President without resigning their Senate seats. Those who have often run in their state's next US Senate election.
the minimum age that a person can be in order to be eligible for election to the Senate is 30
The Governor of that state
The state's constitution must either dictate a special election or the governor can appoint someone.
No, the Senate is called "the house that never dies" because only 1/3 of them are up for election in any given election year. You can do this for the House of Representatives, though....